Russia introduces spring traffic restrictions for heavy goods vehicles. The bans apply to regional and municipal roads. Depending on the region, they are valid from mid-March to early June.
The restrictions are intended to protect the surface of roads which are particularly vulnerable to damage during the spring floods and snowmelt. The time of restrictions depends on the climatic conditions of the area, the condition of roads and the intensity of heavy traffic.
For example, in the central and southern regions of the country, the bans start as early as March and will last until the end of April, while in the Siberian and northern regions they will last until the end of May.
Since 2018, there have been no restrictions on roads of federal significance because, according to the official position of the Federation’s government, more than 80% of these roads are in good condition.
Spring truck restrictions in Russia in 2019
| Road location | Restriction period | Comments |
| Astrakhan Oblast | From 25 March to 23 April | Permissible axle load, depending on the road, ranges from 5 to 10 tonnes. |
| Bashkortostan | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible load depends on the road. |
| Bryanskaya Oblast | From 18 March to 16 April | Permissible axle load on roads with a year-round load limit of 10 tons, during the limitation period is 4 tons. |
| Vladimir Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | Depending on the road, there are different axle load limits (from 4 to 8 tonnes). |
| Vologodsk Oblast | From 15 April to 14 May | Permissible axle load 8 t. |
| Volgograd Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load 5 t. |
| Voronezh Oblast | From 21 March to 19 April | Permissible axle load 5 t. |
| Ivanovo Oblast | From 8 April to 7 May | Permissible load depends on the road. |
| Kalmykia | From 25 March to 25 April | Permissible load in case of one axle – 6 t, two – 5 t and three – 4 t. |
| Kaluga Oblast | From 15 April to 14 May | Permissible load depends on the road. |
| Karelia |
From 25 April to 29 May From 22 April to 5 June |
Kondopozhsky District, Lakhdenpokhsky District, Medvezhyegorsky District, Olonetsky District, Pitkyaranta, Prionezhsky District, Pryazhinsky District, Pudozh, Sortavala, Suoyarvi Belomorsky District, Kalevalsky District, Kemsky District, Loukhi, Muyezersky, Segezha, Kostomuksha Permissible axle load for the entire Karelia – 4 t. |
| Kemerovo | From 25 March to 23 April | No special axle load limitations for the restriction period. |
| Kostroma | From 1 to 30 April | No traffic for vehicles with a gross weight, laden or unladen, of more than 8 t. |
| Kostroma Oblast |
In the western part – from 8 April to 7 May In the eastern part – from 15 April to 14 May |
Permissible load depends on the road. |
| Kursk Oblast | From 15 March to 13 April |
Permissible axle load 6 t. Restrictions do not apply to some roads: – Kursk-Lgov-Rylsk-Ukrainian border on the section from 14 to 46 km, – Kursk-Shumakovo on the section from 0 to 6 km, – Korocha-Gubkin-Gorshechnoye on the section from 98 to 106 km. |
| Leningrad Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load for asphalt roads – 5 t, dirt roads – 3 t. |
| Mari El Republic | From 30 April to 9 May | Permissible load in case of one axle – 6 t, two – 5 t and three – 4 t. |
| Murmansk Oblast | From 30 April to 29 May | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Novgorod Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load for asphalt roads – 5 t, dirt roads – 4.5 t. |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | From 29 April to 31 May | Permissible axle load 5 t. Spring restrictions do not apply to the Novosibirsk-Kochki-Pavlodar corridor. |
| Orenburg Oblast | From 22 March to 22 April | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Oryol Oblast | From 29 March to 27 April | Permissible load in case of one axle – 6 t, two – 5 t and three – 4 t. |
| Perm Krai |
In the central and southern part – from 15 April to 14 May In the northern part – from 22 April to 21 May |
Permissible load on asphalt roads in case of one axle – 7 t, two – 6 t and three – 5 t. On dirt roads: in case of one axle – 5 t, two – 4 t and three – 3 t. |
| Primorsky Krai | From 15 April to 14 May | Permissible load in case of one axle – 6 t, two – 5 t and three – 4 t. On roads with a year-round axle load limitation to 6 t, for the spring period the limits are 5 t, 4.5 t and 3.5 t respectively. |
| Altay Republic | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load 5 t. |
| Ryazan Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | No special axle load limitations for the restriction period. |
| Saratov Oblast | From 10 April to 10 May | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | From 14 April to 23 May | No special axle load limitations for the restriction period. |
| Tambov Oblast | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Tatarstan | From 15 April to 14 May | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Tomsk Oblast | from 1 April to 15 May | Permissible load depends on the road. |
| Tyumen Oblast |
On asphalt roads from April 15 to May 14 On dirt roads – from 9 April to 1 May |
Permissible load depends on the road. |
| Udmurtia | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Khabarovsk Krai |
In the central and southern part – from 1 April to 9 May In the northern part – from 15 April to 23 May |
Permissible axle load for roads: – category 2-3: 1 axle – 6 t, 2 – 10 t, 3 – 12 t, – category 4-5: permissible axle load 4 t. |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | From 15 April until the soil is completely dry, but no later than 15 May. | Permissible axle load 6 t. |
| Chuvashia | From 1 to 30 April | Permissible load in case of one axle – 6 t, two – 5 t and three – 4 t. |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | From 2 to 31 May | Permissible axle load depends on the road. |
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